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The 2012 Houston Modern Market

Tunnel Explorer: Soup Cowboy

A line isn't always a good sign.​I love soup. Back when my wife and I were living very much hand to mouth, soup was a constant in our kitchen. It's delicious, economical, and almost endlessly variable. We often employed a technique I learned from my mother's mother's mother, called the Never E ... More >>

Openings & Closings

Inside the light and airy Relish Fine Foods.​Relish Fine Foods had its grand opening this past Monday and Tuesday, and was already off to a fast start when I dropped by at 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The store was already sold out of all of their salads, and other prepared items were going jus ... More >>

Giving Pledge: How Three Houston Billionaires Should Help

Houston billionaires haven't joined Bill Gates' and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge. Yet. ​One of the big stories this week is Bill Gates' and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge, where the super-billionaires have promised to donate half their money to charity. Even better, they've convinced 38 other ri ... More >>

Pretty Vacant: The Trouble With Houston's (Newly Award-Winning) Skyline

Photo courtesy GHCVB​Forbes Traveler has a new list up -- called alternately "the 13 greatest urban silhouettes" and "the world's most stunning city skylines."Here is what makes a skyline great, according to the article: It has to be more than merely memorable, it must have some exceptional chara ... More >>

Tunnel Mole Finds Underground Economy Getting Nervous

The Passion of Victoria Osteen

A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all

And We Now Return to John Royal for Another Report from North Downtown…

Indianapolis 500 Legends

Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life

Tunnel Mole on the Have Nots

Tunnel Mole on Speed

Cyber Sunday

It's not just for geeks anymore. Fantasy football's gone mainstream.

Head in the Sand

Dust to Glory honors the Baja 1000, where everybody's a legend

The Mixmaster

County Judge Bob Eckels, the Doc Ock of transportation, is busy planning more roads

Art Cars Unleashed

Now independent, the Art Car Parade can go its own way

Merger Misdeeds?

A lawsuit accuses oil executives of cheating a divorcée

Divided Road Ahead

The Art Car Parade parts ways with the International Festival

Divided Road

As art car festivities move further from their roots, events could be heading on a collision course

Lucky Strikes Back

A tobacco company takes to the streets to reassure marginalized smokers

The Curbside Critique

(Houston Sculpture 2000)

Art Car Outs

There's some fury over a jury deciding who gets in the parade

South of Houston

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Road Work

Laurels at the Art Car Parade go to the cars that stay the course

Art Car Macho

Mike Scranton's creations are the evilest looking things in the parade. And he'll wrassle anyone who says otherwise.

The Trophy Son

When Kyle Rutherford scored a touchdown, his parents cheered. When he threw a strike, they dreamed of college glory. And when he was benched, they took his high school to federal court.

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The Year of Living Anxiously

Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

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